tRPC Batch Amplification Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect tRPC batch endpoints vulnerable to request amplification."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.trpc_probe import probe_trpc_batch_amplification
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "tRPC Batch Amplification Detection",
"description": (
"Sends batched tRPC requests with many duplicated procedures to detect "
"amplification ratios indicative of DoS / resource exhaustion risk."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "trpc", "nextjs", "dos", "amplification", "misconfig"],
"modules": ["auxiliary/scanner/http/trpc_openapi_procedure_enum"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 6,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals", "tech_hints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.5,
"value": 1.1,
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [{"capability": "api_abuse_surface", "from_detail": "trpc_batch"}],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [],
},
},
}
trpc_base = OptString("/api/trpc", "Primary tRPC base path", False)
batch_size = OptInteger(25, "Number of batched procedures to probe", False, advanced=True)
def run(self):
bases = [str(self.trpc_base or "/api/trpc").strip() or "/api/trpc", "/trpc", "/api/trpc/health"]
findings = []
seen = set()
for base in bases:
if base in seen:
continue
seen.add(base)
hit = probe_trpc_batch_amplification(
self.http_request,
base,
batch_size=int(self.batch_size or 25),
)
if hit:
findings.append(hit)
if not findings:
return False
worst = max(findings, key=lambda f: float(f.get("amplification_ratio") or 0))
high = [f for f in findings if f.get("severity") == "high"]
self.set_info(
severity="high" if high else "medium",
reason=(
f"tRPC batch amplification: {worst.get('amplification_ratio')}x "
f"({worst.get('procedure_count')} procedures, {worst.get('batch_response_bytes')} bytes)"
),
path=worst.get("path") or "/api/trpc",
findings=findings,
)
return True
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